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woRKMAN's TIME RECORDER.

APPLICATION HLED NOV18|19|5 1 ,217,589. Patented Feb. 27, 1917.

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W. T. GELTZ.

WORKMAN'S TIME RECORDER.

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Patented, Feb. 27, 1917.

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WORKMANS TIME-RECORDER.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 27, 1917.

Application filed November 18, 1915. Serial No. 62,220.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, WILLIAM T. GELTZ, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Torkmens Time-Iteeorders, of which the followingfis a speciiication.

This invention relates to workmens time recorders of that type in whichin and out records are made on individual cards by means of timeoperatedprinting wheels or the like, and more particularly to that class thereofin which the card guide or holder is shifted by means of a hand lever toreceive marks in the respective positions, said lever in the presentcase also being operable to effect the printing operation, both theshifting and the printing being therefore done by a single lever. Thislever is movable in one direction for the shift and in another directionat an angle to the former for the printing.

The invention also provides means for clipping the record card aftereach out operation, by means of the lever, andI for ringing the alarmbell at each operation. The card is clipped in order that it may belocated in proper positions for successive registrations.

Although illustrated in connection with a machine in which the card isinserted vertically, the invention may be applied with slightmodification to a machine in which the card is inserted horizontally orotherwise; and no limitation is implied with respect to the particularuse or arrangement of the device to be described.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a top plan view, partly in section, of the mechanism.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional elevation.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the record card receiver.

Fig. l is a detail of the cutting device.

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 1 indicates a face plate on thecasing C which may be attached to or form part of the recorder casing.This face plate has a cross slot with two vertical slots 61 at oppositeends thereof. A finger lever 2 is movable in the cross slot to positionthe card receiver for either in or out registrations, and is movable inthe vertical slots to operate the printing device. This lever has ashield 3 of sufficient size to cover the slots in all positions andprevent access to the inner mechanism. The lever turns horizontally on avertical guide rod or shaft 4, by means of a sleeve 6 loose on saidshaft, and turns vertically on a pivot pin 5 which extends through aboss on said sleeve and through a yoke 2 which incloses the upper end ofthe sleeve and forms part of the lever. The inner end of the leverterminates in a pin 8 which extends through a hole 9 in the margin oredge of a laterally shiftable card receiver 7, which slides onhorizontal guide rods 70 and projects at its upper end through thecasing where it has a flared mouth 36 to facilitate the insertion of acard, and a plate 3T which slides under guide plates 38 fastened to theoutside of the casing. The plate 3T is suiiciently long to cover theopening through the casing in all positions. The card receiver has anopening 35 through its walls to permit the imprint ofthe time printingwheel 80 by impact of a hammer Q2, as well as the opera tion of thenotching device to be described.

By shifting the lever 2 to the right or left the card holder 7 is alsoshifted laterally to register the printing device with in or outpositions.

The sleeve 6 is slidable up and down, as well as being rotatable, on therod or shaft 4. By pressing the lever 2 down into either slot 61 itturns on the pin 8 bearing against the edge of the hole 9 as a fulcrum,and the sleeve 6 is slid down on the shaft 4, compressing the spring 10coiled around the shaft between a bracket 90 and the sleeve. The sleeve6 has at its lower end a collar 15 adapted to strike the end of a pawl16 which is pivoted at 17 to an arm 18 on a rock shaft 20 to which ahammer 22 is fastened. A spring 19 bears against the end of the pawl 16and permits back-slip of the collar 15 on the 11p-stroke thereof, thecollar being inclined for this purpose. On the down stroke, the collarengagesy the pawl and strips or rocks the shaft QOagainst the tension ofa spring 21 fastened thereto, and when the collar passes the pawl thespring causes a rebound or return of the shaft 20, with a quick action,causing the hammer to strike the back of the card which receives aprinting time impression from the type wheel 80. When the lever 2 isreleased the spring 10 returns the sleeve 5 and collar 15 to upperposition. rl`he return snap or movement of the shaft 2O also causes thebell hammer 23 to strike the bell. 24. and ring the alarm. 'lhe screws26, which hold the end of the spring 2l between the forks 25 of asupporting bracket, enable the spring and roclr shaft to be adjusted toproper or exact position to give the stroke.

The notching device, for cutting a notch in the lou'er side edge orcorner of the card, comprises a lever 14C projecting from a sleeve lawhich is loose on the shaft 20. This lever carries at its upper end aroller 12 on a pin 13, the roller being in contact with a conical cam llon the sleeve G. This lever is adapted to press against a stud 28carried by a spring 27 fastened to the card receiver 7, and the upperend 4:0 of the spring carries a shear member 28a which cooperates withthe cutting edges 39 around an opening in the wall of the card receiver7. A pin el projects from the spring across the receiver slot and actsas a. stop for the notched edge of the card when it is inserted in thereceiver 7. rlhe shaft 2O is mounted in bearings 30, and a spr'mg 29 isconnected between one of the bearings and the sleeve 1li, and normallyholes the lever la in retracted position. When by means of the lever 2the card receiver is shifted to the out7 position 'the stud 28 isshifted to position in line With or opposite the lever la, and .vhensaid lever 2 is depressed, the cam ll bearing against the Wheel l2 turnssaid lever l-l which presses against the stud 28 and operates the shearto cut a notch in the edge of the card resting against the pin il, sothat at the next operation, the card Will occupy a lower position in thereceiver, thereby varying the location of the printed record. rlhisshearing operation occurs only at each final out7 operation. llhen thereceiver is in the in position, as shown in Fig. l, the stud 28 does notregister with the lever lli and consequently, although the lever swings,the shear is not operated. lTVhen after each operation of the lever 2 itis lifted by the spring l0 the cam ll lifts With the sleeve, and thespring 29 returns the lever 14:.

lt will be seen that by means of a single lever 2 the card receiver isshifted, the impression is given, the shear is operated (under outconditions), and the bell is sounded.

rl`he entire mechanism is assembled in a single casing which can bereadily attached to or detached from the main part of the recorder, andit is independent of the time mechanism, Although the mechanismillustrated gives only tivo registrations across a card, it may bemodified to provide for additional registrations, by increasing thepossible range or lateral movement of the lever 2. Various othermodifications may be made to adapt the mechanism for vertical orhorinerf/,sse

zontal arrangement, and for various arrangements or locations of therecorder impressions, and no limitation in this respect is implied.

What l claim as new is:

l. ln a time recorder, the combination of a shifting card receiver, aprinting device, a guide rod, a pivoted and sliding sleeve on said rodand adapted to operate said c evice, and a. single operating leveroperatively connected to said receiver and to said sleeve and adapted toboth shift said receiver and actuate said device.

2. ln a time recorder, the combination of a shifting card receiver, aprinting device, a card cutting device, and a single lever operativelyconnected to each of said devices and the receiver, for operating theformer and shifting the latter.

3. In a time recorder, the combination of a shifting card receiver, aprinting device, a card cutter device, an alarm device, a singleoperating lever, the means operatively connecting said lever to each ofsaid devices, whereby they may be operated by said lever.

t. ln a time recorder, the combination of a shifting card receiver, acard cutting device, a lever connected to said receiver for shifting thesame, and means connecting said lever and said card cutting device inone position of the lever, for operating said device by said lever whenthe latter is in said position. v

5. ln a time recorder, the combination of a printing mechanism includinga pivoted hammer, a spring connected thereto, a pavvl connected to thehammer, a lever, and a sliding member connected to the lever and movablein one direction to engage the paWl and retract the hammer' against thetension of the spring, and to release the pavvl on furthe-r movement, insaid direction, Whereby the spring will advance the hammer, said pavvlbeing yieldable in one direction, to permit back slip of the saidmember.

6. ln a time recorder, the combination of a guide rod, a sleeve slidablethereon, an operating handle connected to the sleeve, a springactuatedprinting hammer, and means actuated by movement of the sleeve to operatethe hammer.

7. ln a time recorder, the combination of a guide rod, a sleeve slidablethereon, an operating handle connected to the sleeve, a spring-actuatedprinting hammer, and means actuated by movement of the sleeve to operatethe hammer, said means including a paivl projecting into the path ofmovement of the sleeve and operatively connected to the hammer.

8. ln a time recorder, the combination of a printing mechanism includinga hammer. a spring actuated rock shaft on Which the hammer is mounted, apavvl connected to said shaft, and a tripping device engageable withsaid pawl to rock the shaft against the tension of the spring andrelease the Same to permit the stroke of the hammer, Said trippingdevice including a rotatable and slidin member and an operating leverconnecte thereto.

9. In a time recorder, the combination of a shifting card receiver', aslide, a guide on which said slide is pivotally and slidably mounted, alever pivoted to the slide and engaging said receiver, to shift the sameWhen said lever and slide are turned on the guide, a printing mechanism,and means actuated by the slide to operate said printing mechanism whenthe slide is reciprocated on the guide.

10. In a time recorder, the combination of a shifting card receiver, aguide rod, a sleeve slidably and rotatably mounted on the rod, a leverarticulated to the sleeve and pivotally connected to said receiver andadapted to shift the receiver when turned on said rod as a fulcrum, andto reciprocate the sleeve on said rod when turned on the receiver as aulcrum, a printing mechanism for the card, and means actuated byreciprocation of the sleeve on the rod to operate said mechanism.

11. In a time recorder, the combination of a laterally shifting cardreceiver, a movable cutting member carried thereby and operating acrosssaid receiver to cut a card therein, a lever engageable With said memberwhen the receiver is in one position, to effect the cutting operation,and means to operate said lever.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe 12. In a time recorder, the combination of a shifting card receiver,a movable cutting member carried thereby and operating across saidreceiver to cut a card therein, a lever engageable With said member whenthe receiver is in one position, to eifect the cutting operation, andmeans to operate said lever, said means including a sliding cam 'bearingagainst said lever.

13. In a time recorder, the combination of a laterally shifting cardreceiver, a printing device including a hammer, a card cutting deviceincluding a lever, a single operating lever connected to the receiverand movable in one direction to shift the receiver, a guide rod, and asleeve rotatable and slidable on the rod and connected to the lever,said sleeve having a tripping device for operating the hammer and a camengageable with the lever of the cutting device for operating thelatter.

14:. In a time recorder, the combination of a guide, a sleeve slidableand rotatable thereon, an operating handle connected to the sleeve, toturn or slide the same, a springactuated printing hammer, and meansactuated by the sliding movement of the sleeve, in any of its turnedpositions, to operate the hammer.

In testimony whereof, I do aix my signature in presence of twoWitnesses.

WILLIAM T. GELTZ.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. BOMMHARDT, HARRY A. THOMPSON.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

